Pediatric Dental Team
How many additional years does a Pediatric dentist needs to continue their education?
2-3 years
Child's actual age
Chronologic age
Learning Basic Trust
Be honest, consider child's POV, "tell, show, do", positive reinforcement are what...?
Guidelines for Child Behavior
Radiographic imaging, EOE, IO soft tissue exam, exam, and teeth charting
What does the Initial Clinical Exam consist of?
What is a Pediatric Dentist ?
Specializes with providing dental care to infants, adolescents, and individuals with specials needs.
Childs level of intellectual capacity
Mental age
(Around age 2) Learning to sit, stand, walk, run, speak in sentences, identify familiar faces, can show emotions of feeling happy or sad to strangers.
Learning Autonomy
Not "pinch" --- but maybe use "mosquito bite"
Not "dental drill" --- but maybe "sugar bug water gun"
Not "acid etch" --- but maybe "blue shampoo"
Child's POV language
How many primary teeth are there?
20 Primary teeth
Max: A-J
Mand: K-T
Several dental chairs arranged in one large area. Can be psychologically effective.
What is an open bay concept ?
Childs level of emotional maturity
Emotional age
(Ages 3-5) Independence/ Autonomy. Child can follow simple directions
Play Age
Trisomy 21
Down Syndrome
AAPD
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Coronal polishing, space maintainers, stainless steel crowns, restorations, sealants, fluoride applications...
Expanded functions duties for DAs in Pedo
(Ages 6-11) Socialization, learning to get along with people, rules, and social requirements.
School age
Developmental disorder that affects how info is processed in brain (difficult social interactions and repetitive behaviors)
Autism
How is plaque index recorded?
# of teeth x 4 (surfaces) = "magic number"
#of plaque surfaces / "Magic number" = decimal
Decimal x 100= Percentage % of plaque record
Ages 12-20, transitional stage of physical and psychological human development. One of the most difficult stages (teenage years)
Adolescence
Nonprogressive neural disorders caused by prenatal or postnatal brain damage
Cerebral Palsy
Spasticity- increased muscle tension
Athetosis- uncontrollable movements of body, face, etc
What are the 2 most common types of motor disturbances with Cerebral palsy ?